Mayor Targets Action Against Arizona's Punitive Anti-Immigrant Law

Mayor Gavin Newsom today imposed an immediate moratorium on city
employee travel to the State of Arizona for official business as the
Mayor and City leaders considered an official City boycott of Arizona
following the recent adoption of a punitive new anti-immigrant law
there. Mayor Newsom also announced the convening of an Arizona Boycott
Workgroup to be chaired by his Chief of Staff, and including the City
Purchaser, the City Controller, the City Attorney’s office and others,
with the purpose of analyzing the impacts and extent of an Arizona
boycott on City contracts and purchasing and making recommendations for a
smart and effective Arizona boycott. Read more